Safety catch for watch fobs



C. H. CROSS SAFETY CATCH FOR WATCH Foss' Nov. 8, 192 7.

Filed April 2. 1927 nh..liflllllvnuvlhnllllilln atroz @w14 PatentedNoir. i827.,

CHARLES H. CROSS, OF CHEYENNE, OKLAHOMA.

SAFETY CATCH WATCH FOBS.

Application led April 2,

This invention relates to devices for preventing watches from beingpicked from pockets and the specific object of this invention is toprovide a device which may be engaged with the fob pocket of a pair oftrousers and with the watch fob, and which will act to hold or retainthe end of the watch fob in the fob pocket so that the watch will notaccidently fall out when the wearer bends over, and cannot be easilydrawn fromy the pocket as by a piclrpocliet.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure1 is a perspective view of a Ysafety catch constructed in accordancewith my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the device in applied position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one element of the device.

Figure it is a perspective view of the other element.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that my safety devicecomprises a strip of metal which is formed at its middle with atransversely extending slot 11. This strip is angularly deflected atthis slot as at 12 and one end of the strip is formed with a returnedportion 13 which is adapted to be engaged over the upper margin of thefob pocket and clamped thereon with consider- 'f able strength, thisreturned portion being preferably resilient. Coacting with the member10, which may be considered an anchoring' member, isa spring catchconsisting of a metallic strip bent at its middle as at 1a so as toprovide two slightly divergent spring portions 15' and 16. The portion16 is slightly curved outward and away from the portion 15 and is formedwithV the tra'nsversely extending ear 17 which is bent overapproximately parallel to the face of the upper portion of the part 16,this upper' portion 18 being relatively wide. The portion 15 is alsowidened at its upper end as at 19 and at its middle is angularly bentat20. The catch is preferably made of metal as before stated. The ribbonor strap of the fob which is designated 21 is engaged withthe springcatch by the transversely extending ear 17 or in any other suitablemanner.

1927. serial No. 180,513.

lVhen it is desired to engage the fob with the pocket, that is, anchorthe fob within thev pocket, the spring -catch is forced down through theslot 11 until theangular portion 2O haspassed the upper wall of theslot. The portion 15 will then spring away from the portion 16 and thusthe spring catch will be anchored within the strip 10 .and this in turnwill be held to the fob pocket. When itis desired to withdraw the springcatch from the member 10,the two lparts 16 and 18 are pressed togetherand when so pressed to,- gether the springcatch may be withdrawn fromthe slot 11.

It will be seenv that it is a very easy matter to vwithdraw the spring fcatch from lthe anchoring member or engage it therewith when it isunderstood that the 1 two parts 18 and 19 must be forced togetheragainst the resilience of the material from i which this spring catch ismade.

I claim p. 1. A safety device for watch fobs comprising an anchoringmember adapted to be en- Y gaged with a pocket and having a slot and acatch having means whereby it may be enf gaged with a fob ribbon andformed of resilient material, so formed as to provide two divergentVportions resiliently urged away tion extending into locking engagementwith the anchoring member after the spring catch vhas been inserted 1nthe slot of the anchory from each other, one of said portions having ashoulder, which 'when the spring catch is inserted through the slot ofthe anchoring member will spring outward and lock the spring catch tothe anchoring member.

8. A. safety device for watch fobs comprising an anchoring member formedfor engagement with thepocliet and having a transversely extending 'slotand a spring catch having means whereby it may beengaged with a fobribbon and formed of resilient material so formed kas to provide twodivergent portions resiliently urged away to provide two relatively'wide portions fromeaeh other, one of said portions having adapted to bepressed together by the fingers a shoulder, which when the spring catchis to thus release the spring catch from its eIk1- l0 inserted throughthe` slot of the anchoring gagement with the Anchoring member. member.will spring outward and look the In testimony whereof I hereunto aix myspring catch to the anchoring member, lthe signature. p

spring catch above the shoulder being formed CHARLES H. Y CROSS.

